Question

Love you ten years before the Flood,
And you should, if you please, refuse
Till the conversion of the Jews.
What is the combined effect of these exaggerations and allusions?
They complement the poem’s pervasive ironic tone.
They bring the setting of exotic places into sharper focus.
They show the depth of the poet’s feelings for his love.
They echo the poet’s commitment to a religious way of life.

Answer 1

To His Coy Mistress
by Andrew Marvell (excerpt)

Had we but world enough, and time,
This coyness, Lady, were no crime.
We would sit down and think which way
To walk and pass our long love's day.
Thou by the Indian Ganges' side
Shouldst rubies find: I by the tide
Of Humber would complain. I would
Love you ten years before the Flood,
And you should, if you please, refuse
Till the conversion of the Jews.
My vegetable love should grow
Vaster than empires, and more slow;

Answer 2

@misssunshinexxoxo

Answer 3

this one is pretty hard :O

Answer 4

"Love you ten years before the Flood,
And you should, if you please, refuse
Till the conversion of the Jews."

That is a religion

Answer 5

thanks